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Distribution of Catecholamines in Central and Peripheral Organs of the Fetal Guinea Pig During Normoxaemia, Hypoxaemia, and Asphyxia

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The Endocrine Control of the Fetus

Abstract

During intra-uterine hypoxia and asphyxia the centralization of the fetal circulation improves fetal survival. Together with simultaneous metabolic changes, supplies of both oxygen and substrates to the essential organs are maintained (Eisner et al. 1969; Cohn et al. 1974; Jones 1977; Peeters et al. 1979; Sheldon et al. 1979; Reuss et al. 1982; Jensen et al. 1985, 1987a; Jensen and Lang, this volume).

This investigation was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Je 108/1; Je 108/4–1).

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Jelinek, J., Jensen, A. (1988). Distribution of Catecholamines in Central and Peripheral Organs of the Fetal Guinea Pig During Normoxaemia, Hypoxaemia, and Asphyxia. In: Künzel, W., Jensen, A. (eds) The Endocrine Control of the Fetus. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72975-1_14

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